Mark Dubowitz in the Media

Iran Observers: Assassination Bid Underscores Nuclear Threat

The plot underscores the need for a heightened awareness by the West of a regime that is ready to take extraordinary measures, said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the conservative Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

"This regime will continue to target its enemies," Dubowitz said. "They will not let up until there's a success."

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Working through interlocutors as unlikely as murderous drug dealers makes sense, Dubowitz said, because the regime has always sought plausible deniability in plotting such attacks.

The immediate response to the plot, said Dubowitz, should be to further isolate the Iranian regime by enforcing existing sanctions and enacting new ones, as well as reinforcing backing for Iran's democracy movement. He suggested, among other measures, a strike fund to assist Iranian oil workers and others.